UPDATE 3-Doctors, lawyers charged in US auto insurer fraud

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* 36 accused of scheming to defraud
* Auto insurers targeted in alleged $279 mln scheme
* Scheme said to take advantage of NY no-fault law (Adds
comments from authorities, details of arrests and allegations)
By Jonathan Stempel and Ben Berkowitz
NEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Three dozen people were charged
with scheming to defraud automobile insurers out of more than $279
million in accident benefits, in a scheme said to involve doctors,
lawyers and patients who were coached to fake ...

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